I think these three have been done under these articles name :
- Fanless PCIe Graphics Cards from Asus and Aopen
- Gigabyte GV-N66256DP Fanless Graphics Card
- Antec NSK2400 Media PC Case

I'm dying in wait for the VRM article. Hopefully an in-depth, never covered before, crucial component article from SPCR.
For those interested, that topic was slightly covered in "Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe A64-939 Motherboard", specifically on page 5 and 6 : "EIGHT PHASE POWER EFFICIENCY" even though it turns out the difference in power consumption might have been more impacted by the SLI chipset than the VRMs.

It'd be cool if SPCR could review the ABIT AN8 32X. PCPer reviewed it and came to a surprising conclusion: the NF4 SLI 32X chipset is not that power consuming after all. The Asus A8N32 just sucks power like a mofo!

MikeC: I think your put tthe fanless video cards under the wrong articles section; You put it under Misc reviews, but you have a separate Audio/Video section, so maybe those reviews should go under there instead?

How about a roundup of hdd enclosures? This will respond to all the people asking themselves which one to put they money in. It can be something simple, without actualy reviewing them in detail. Just get 5-6-7 enclosures in the same room with the same drive and measure the idle/seek sound and the temperatures so we will have a nice chart that will settle the confusion.
Potential candidates :
New box from Scythe along with the old one, to see if they actually have something better Nexus Drive-A-WaymCubed Vertical SilenceSilentmaxx Aluminium Hard Drive EnclosureThe smartdrive 2002c and any other box that may be worth it and i haven't mentioned.

It'd be nice to have a look at the Antec NSK6500 as it's a pretty big midtower for only $110 incl PSU. That backplane puts me in mind of Lx6a19 but the HDD mount couldnt be more different.

In the meantime you can look at this review, done by a French website. I didn't read it yet, but generally they do a decent job even though their main focus is not noise. They even tested the NSK4400 and NSK6500 alongside on page 7, to compare cooling and noise performance. I guess you can figure out how to use Google's translator if needed.

The upcoming article/review list hasn't been updated in a long time, can we have an expected release date for the VRM cooling article ?

Thanks. That's what I'm really interested in...should I get the 2400 or the Fusion? So the questions are: How readable is the VFD from a distance? How does the VFD interface with the operating system? (I use Beyond TV, can I connect it to the VFD?) How does the volume control interface? How is the DVD drive concealed? Etc. etc.

I'm looking forward to the Seasonic S12-80+ - PSU review VERY much. Will be interesting to see the effects the higher efficiency has on noise. Also I'm wondering if the "soft-mounting rubber cushions" will make any difference. I'm 99% the new Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650 (80PLUS certified) will replace my S12-600 the moment it arrives.

If your S12-600 is the version with sleeved cables, it should have the "soft-mounting rubber cushions", it's not a new feature. In fact, even the SS series had the soft-mounting, at least the 400W model, and somewhere in the jumble of Seasonic PSU-threads I believe it was claimed that it had always been a feature of Seasonic PSUs.

If your S12-600 is the version with sleeved cables, it should have the "soft-mounting rubber cushions", it's not a new feature. In fact, even the SS series had the soft-mounting, at least the 400W model, and somewhere in the jumble of Seasonic PSU-threads I believe it was claimed that it had always been a feature of Seasonic PSUs.

My S12-600 is not of the new revision with sleeved cables. I bought mine just a few months before the new revision arrived. I can't remember seeing anything about "soft-mounting rubber cushions" on my "old" model, but I don't really keep track of everything either, so I could be completely wrong. If the old revision didn't have the rubber cushings, would this improvement make a big difference?

I'd like to see a proper review of this one. Some early user reports (a very small sample of two) are reporting possible issues with the top backplane slot when using video cards. I'll wait until I see a 'real review' though.
EDIT: It seems there will be a revised version soon to solve the issue.

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